To write my
composition I used the software ‘Sibelius’ and started placing down chords in
the piano line. – I wrote my composition for just voice and piano. And I wrote the first few bars of piano first
without having any idea of a vocal line. When the vocal like comes in I have
written in the style of recitative as she is upset and is telling us how
wonderful hamlet used to be and giving an insight of how he used to be and not
what he is now.
My Composition ‘The Rose’ is in a minor key (F minor) to mirror how Ophelia is feeling, the tempo is 4/4 and andante. The major element throughout the piece is the motif, which is used in both the piano part and the vocal line. I used a motif because it’s a recurring theme of sadness and neglect which Ophelia is feeling. If I were to write a full opera, the motif would be used over and over especially in the ‘madness scene’ where Ophelia eventually breaks. The motif is foreshadowing the plot as it creates uneasiness and tension to the piece. Also the use of word painting was a large aspect to the piece as I felt it added to the element of maintain this composition as mainly a piece of drama. This is shown in bar 43-45 where the use of vocal runs are used on the word ‘Jangled’. Then on the word ‘harsh’ the voice is forte as well as singing an A flat.
In bar 59 it is the start of the ending of the piece, and it is here when I have used repetition from the opening segment, but in bar 59 I put the accompaniment up a semi-tone to show there is a change from the beginning of the piece, that Ophelia's thought process and intention has changed.
My Composition ‘The Rose’ is in a minor key (F minor) to mirror how Ophelia is feeling, the tempo is 4/4 and andante. The major element throughout the piece is the motif, which is used in both the piano part and the vocal line. I used a motif because it’s a recurring theme of sadness and neglect which Ophelia is feeling. If I were to write a full opera, the motif would be used over and over especially in the ‘madness scene’ where Ophelia eventually breaks. The motif is foreshadowing the plot as it creates uneasiness and tension to the piece. Also the use of word painting was a large aspect to the piece as I felt it added to the element of maintain this composition as mainly a piece of drama. This is shown in bar 43-45 where the use of vocal runs are used on the word ‘Jangled’. Then on the word ‘harsh’ the voice is forte as well as singing an A flat.
In bar 59 it is the start of the ending of the piece, and it is here when I have used repetition from the opening segment, but in bar 59 I put the accompaniment up a semi-tone to show there is a change from the beginning of the piece, that Ophelia's thought process and intention has changed.
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